Cardigan and District Community Hospital explained

Cardigan and District Community Hospital
Org/Group:	Hywel Dda University Health Board
Map Type:	Wales Ceredigion
Location:	Cardigan, Ceredigion
State:	Wales
Country:	UK
Coordinates:	52.0828°N -4.6554°W
Healthcare:	NHS
Type:	Community Hospital
Founded:	1920

Cardigan and District Community Hospital (cy|Aberteifi a'r Cylch Ysbyty Cymunedol) was a community hospital in Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales. It was managed by Hywel Dda University Health Board.

History

The building was originally a private house known as "The Priory" which was designed by John Nash and completed in 1789.^{[1] [2]} It was converted into a hospital, based on designs by John Teifion James Williams, and re-opened in March 1922.^[1] A new outpatients department was opened by Dame Margaret Lloyd-George in September 1923.^[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and the interior was completely rebuilt in the early 1960s.^[1] It closed to inpatients in 2013.^[3]

After outpatient services were transferred to Cardigan Integrated Health Centre, it closed completely on 10 December 2019.^[4] The future of the site is under discussion.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cardigan Priory & Hospital. 27 February 2019.
2. Web site: Rich and varied history of Cardigan Hospital explored. 12 February 2019. Cambrian News. 27 February 2019.
3. Web site: Cardigan Hospital in Ceredigion to close to inpatients. 9 December 2013. BBC. 27 February 2019.
4. Web site: NHS Direct Wales: Cardigan and District Hospital. 10 December 2019.
5. Web site: Cardigan Town Council writes to health officials about hospital site. 10 December 2019.
6. Web site: Cardigan to keep pressing for say on old hospital site. 10 December 2019.